Race Lineup
The official 2009 Sharpie 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Sharpie 500
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 84.820
- Cautions: 11 for 76 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 2,594 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 124.484 | 15.414 | 0.000 | Pop-Tarts / Carquest | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 124.307 | 15.436 | 0.022 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 3 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 124.146 | 15.456 | 0.042 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 4 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 123.969 | 15.478 | 0.064 | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 123.897 | 15.487 | 0.073 | Dewalt | John Henry |
| 6 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 123.890 | 15.488 | 0.074 | Hamburger Helper | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 7 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 123.754 | 15.505 | 0.091 | Jack Daniel's / USO "Toast… | Richard Childress Racing |
| 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 123.706 | 15.511 | 0.097 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 123.642 | 15.519 | 0.105 | U.S. Army | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 10 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 123.610 | 15.523 | 0.109 | Valvoline | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 11 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 123.586 | 15.526 | 0.112 | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 12 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | 123.586 | 15.526 | 0.112 | TaxSlayer.com | The Racers Group |
| 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 123.538 | 15.532 | 0.118 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 123.451 | 15.543 | 0.129 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 123.435 | 15.545 | 0.131 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 123.340 | 15.557 | 0.143 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 123.245 | 15.569 | 0.155 | Irwin Vise-Grip | Geoff Smith |
| 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 123.126 | 15.584 | 0.170 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 19 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 123.103 | 15.587 | 0.173 | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Evernham Motorsports |
| 20 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 123.047 | 15.594 | 0.180 | Ask.com | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 122.984 | 15.602 | 0.188 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 22 | 08 | Terry Labonte | Toyota | 122.842 | 15.620 | 0.206 | Carter / Simo Racing | John Carter |
| 23 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 122.787 | 15.627 | 0.213 | UPS | John Henry |
| 24 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 122.756 | 15.631 | 0.217 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 25 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 122.670 | 15.642 | 0.228 | Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Bea… | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 26 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | 122.646 | 15.645 | 0.231 | Alpha Natural Resources | Jerry Mcclure |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 122.584 | 15.653 | 0.239 | Amp Energy Sugar Free / National Gu… | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 122.576 | 15.654 | 0.240 | Furniture Row Companies | Barney Visser |
| 29 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 122.537 | 15.659 | 0.245 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 30 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 122.521 | 15.661 | 0.247 | Office Depot / Old Spice | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 122.482 | 15.666 | 0.252 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Ve… | Robby Gordon |
| 32 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 122.419 | 15.674 | 0.260 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 33 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 122.411 | 15.675 | 0.261 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 34 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | 122.310 | 15.688 | 0.274 | Penske Racing | Team Penske |
| 35 | 37 | Tony Raines | Dodge | 122.217 | 15.700 | 0.286 | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 122.115 | 15.713 | 0.299 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 37 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 122.108 | 15.714 | 0.300 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 38 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 122.053 | 15.721 | 0.307 | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis |
| 39 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 121.389 | 15.807 | 0.393 | Peak / Menards | Max Jones |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 121.243 | 15.826 | 0.412 | Taco Bell | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 41 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 120.626 | 15.907 | 0.493 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 42 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 119.948 | 15.997 | 0.583 | Stanley Tools | Evernham Motorsports |
| 43 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 121.566 | 15.784 | 0.370 | Mark 4 Suzuki | Andrea Nemechek |